AARP Connecticut invites community organizations and governments across the state to apply for the 2021 Livable Communities Grant Program, a local extension of the national AARP Community Challange Grant initiative. Now in its fourth year, the grant program dedicated to funding “quick-action” projects in Connecticut communities, aims to help the state’s neighborhoods, towns, and cities be great places to live for people of all ages. The application deadline is October 1, 2021. 

“It is incredibly rewarding to support the vast number of communities throughout Connecticut that are doing great work to make sure that people of all ages are included, engaged, and valued,” said Nora Duncan, state director of AARP Connecticut. “Small changes can make big differences, and promising ideas can jumpstart long-term changes, when working to create great places for people of all backgrounds, ages and abilities.” 

The AARP Connecticut Livable Communities Grant Program is open to incorporated organizations that are 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) nonprofits and Connecticut government entities who seek to make improvements in their neighborhood or community in Connecticut. 

Grants can range from small, short-term activities to larger, permanent solutions, but the maximum amount of any single grant will be $5,000. ll applications should be for a project of $5,000 or less. Grant funds cannot be used to supplement staff salaries or contribute to ongoing operating expenses. ARP Connecticut has funded 16 projects in the first three years of the --------